Example sentences of "[not/n't] be [vb pp] [to-vb] for " in BNC.
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| 1 | Though he supported the poll tax , in operation in Scotland since April , party activists had not been equipped to fight for it . |
| 2 | An orang , ready for release in the forest , is carried 15 miles ( 24 km ) away from the Bohorok centre so that it will not be tempted to return for a daily free meal . |
| 3 | But whether people should not be called to account for continuing to hold such a picture today is another question . |
| 4 | Answer ( b ) is an example of ellipsis because does can not be said to substitute for sing in the above question . |
| 5 | Labour social security spokesman Donald Dewar said : ‘ Claimants should not be made to pay for Government 's economic incompetence . ’ |
| 6 | Pensioners who have given a lifetime 's service to the nation should not be asked to pay for a T V licence , and those out of work through no fault of their own , except for a government policy . |
| 7 | A registered or occasional student who has been granted an intermission in his studies or leave of absence from his studies shall not be required to enrol for the period of intermission or leave . |
| 8 | He will never lose sight of who his pupils are , what they can and can not be expected to take for granted . |
| 9 | Representatives from the State Education Commission accepted that funds were insufficient but argued that the state could not be expected to provide for everything . |
| 10 | Preferences can change , and if different political parties have differing views , a private rather than social interest can not be expected to persist for ever . |
| 11 | people should not be compelled to pay for fuel in arrears — that is , they should be allowed prepayment meters if they want them ; and easy-payment schemes should be boosted . |
| 12 | Despite Gorbachev 's assurances to two Armenian emissaries that a ‘ just solution ’ would be found , the Supreme Soviet Presidium warned on 23 March that ‘ self-proclaimed groups ’ ( a reference to the Karabakh Committee , a group of Armenian activists whose activities were made illegal ) could not be allowed to call for the redrawing of state and administrative boundaries , and Pravda made clear that the transfer of . |
| 13 | But he told the Legislative Council : ‘ We do recognise that the current uncertain situation can not be allowed to continue for much longer and that we will need to gazette the bill if a decision on talks ca n't be reached imminently . ’ |
| 14 | Mexico would not privatize PEMEX , the state oil company , while US and Canadian oil companies would not be allowed to explore for oil in Mexico , nor operate refineries or open petrol stations there . |
| 15 | The reason we do so is entirely based on our perception of what older people should and should not be allowed to do for themselves — at their age . |
| 16 | The 23 prospective presidential candidates who had contested the discredited primaries would not be allowed to run for president the next time , and all were banned from political activity for the remainder of the transitional period . |
| 17 | The fact that traffic estimates are not being increased to compensate for the rising construction costs is certain to raise fears that the cost of using the tunnel will be forced up by its scheduled opening in June 1993 . |
| 18 | It 's cos I ca n't be arsed to go for one stamp . |
| 19 | ‘ Is he all ready ? ’ the pilot said to Harvey , as if pike could n't be trusted to speak for himself . |
| 20 | GRANNY Mary Farley is to be crowned carnival queen — because local girls could n't be bothered to compete for the title . |
| 21 | Rory cried , feeling the weight of guilt settle on her shoulders like a suffocating cloak , even though she knew in her heart she could n't be held to blame for this tragedy . |